Winter, bring it on!
I am often described as unwaveringly optimistic, so you shouldn’t be surprised that I love winter. Having a very warm jacket and a good pair of boots are the keys to lasting outside for serval hours at a time, whether it be walking on the trails in my nearby nature, crunching snow under my wheels on a fat tire bike or climbing through my garden to clip branches for arrangements like the one on page 12 and the wreath on 16. I also like that winter brings a cozy time, a reason to sleep a little more and to slow down from the pace that summer and fall take us through. There’s a stillness in the cold air, and when it’s all snowy and gross outside, I love hunkering down inside…